What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Those LED Floor Lights still working for you? Mine crapped out after about 5 minutes...

 

Installed a light under my hood today. I found an existing hole, above the passenger head light, to put the switch in. Hooked all up to my DIY fuse relay box.

 

Shock therapy with a BFH

 

I put a socket over it and hammered them out, got the new ones in the same way

Dont go too hard on the new bearings of course, a little dry lube on them and they tap right in

 

Only one side, on Kings anyway

 

There's only snap rings on the outside of the bearing on both sides of it

Pull those off then use the socket/hammer method

 

There should be, but the snap rings like to fall apart once you push the bearing way too far.

Press would be the best if you have one.

Both sides on Kings, and every other shock I've worked on.

 

I only had 1


Or only 1 was left I guess maybe

 

Then you were missing one.

 

Allllllrihhty

 

Hard part for me was those stupid snap rings, or maybe it was my shitty HF snap ring pliers that kept exploding apart...either way yeah, hammering was the easy part

 

No, I wouldn't do that.

I'm just not seeing a snap ring on your picture, and saying sometime they fall apart, especially if you've pushed your bearing way past where you should have.

Did you look at the other side? You really only need to take one off to press the bearing out.

 

On my Icons they didn’t use a standard snap ring. It has a spiral retaining ring to hold the bearing. I used a pick set to remove the retaining ring.

 

Now I can see it in his picture

 

Does anyone have any experience with a P0773 code? I know it points to one of the shift solenoids, but I'm unsure of what brand/PN# to get as a replacement. The code has been going on for a while now, but now its starting to act up and not shifting correctly. most of the time its shifting 'lazy'.

 

Yeah, still going strong.

 

Looks like you got it with the picks and some pliers. What parts do you need to order? Just new snap rings? I replace the spiral locks with normal internal snap rings.

https://www.303shockservices.com/product-page/com10t-bearing-kit

 

The conventional snap ring is way more reusable and less of a PITA than the spiral locks that rust out a lot quicker than the chromate plated c clips I provide.

https://www.303shockservices.com/product-page/2-5-coilover-lower-mount-replacement-bearing-kit


Either way you are basically buying the same parts and you're at least doing the maintenance that most neglect and eventually take out the rod end.

 

Here is an even worst one I have repaired before.

 

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They definitely made a racket long before the ball got into the aluminum. And really when they are easy to move by hand or start squeaking it's time to replace them before it gets to much slop to wears out other expensive parts.

EDIT: Tips, I clean the bore with a rag, brake clean ect, install 1 side and press in the uniball until it hits the snap ring and put the other ring in. I don't normally grease the rod end bore but a light film wouldn't hurt. Definitely anti seize the bearing reducers and the bolts when you install them.